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Here's a little big gun for you. It's an accurate 1/3rd scale functional model of an 1861 10 pdr. Parrott rifle. This model is a smoothbore though. The barrel is cast iron with a seamless steel 1 in. bore liner You can see some of my other black powder cannons in the background. They are all over my house and I can't walk through the place without tripping over one. The original full size 1861 Parrott had a 2.9-inch bore, so its 1 in. barrel is not quite to 1/3 scale. However, the 1861 Parrotts were eventually replaced by the model 1863 Parrott, which had a 3-inch bore. This allowed them to use the same ammunition as the more popular 3-inch ordinance rifle. This model was hand made by a gentleman from Washington state who competed with it in small scale cannon matches. I got it from his son who inherited it after his father passed away.
As soon as the weather is good, a friend who has a place with some appropriate land said I could
bring it out to shoot.
Here it is with one of my two 1/9 th scale IX inch Dalhgrens
Cheers
As soon as the weather is good, a friend who has a place with some appropriate land said I could
bring it out to shoot.
Here it is with one of my two 1/9 th scale IX inch Dalhgrens
Cheers